Pat Miller has specialized in designing and creating home renovations since 1980. Although having designed
houses nationally, Pat, as a long time resident of lower Fairfield County, has created most of her designs
in
this area, for the most part in Westport, Weston, Greenwich, and Fairfield. Pat’s renovations have
run
the gamut from traditional to shingle style to contemporary, and her approach to design is: “to
create
something special for each client that belongs only to them. I love renovation work because it
is so
personal. Taking a space that people have lived in, and then changing it, means that they want
to
change the way they live. This process is emotional and is always rewarding for the home owner.”
Pat takes personal responsibility for all phases of the renovation process. First, meeting with the clients;
she listens, and then transforms their needs and desires into a design, a preliminary drawing, and then a
final working drawing. Then working with, and presenting to local and state regulatory boards, she obtains
the necessary zoning, health, and environmental permits, all of which work for the client, as well as the
Town. The next step is to hire a general contractor. Pat obtains competitive bids from a number of
potential builders and works with the client to culminate the selection process. Finally, Pat oversees the
entire construction stage to completion. During this process, all decisions are reached through a consensus
between client and designer, the end result being a home that’s warm, charming, and most of all, it’s yours!
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